“Chris!” She hurried over and gave him a bear hug. “Did you rope already?”
“Tonight during the slack.” Most of the team ropers would be competing tonight before the barbecue and dance. “I see Delilah’s still giving you a hard time.”
She shrugged and smirked. “She’s still mad I beat her out for rodeo queen when Sydney gave up the title.”
“That was a long time ago. You’d think she’d let it go.” Chris stuffed his hands into his pockets and leaned against the side of her trailer, patting Beast’s neck. “Maybe you should put Nair in her shampoo like she did to you.”
Alicia cringed at the memory. “It was a good thing I smelled it before I put it on my head. That could’ve been traumatizing, but I got her back.”
“That’s right. Didn’t you put liniment in her lip gloss?” She smiled at the reminder of the prank, and Chris laughed. They’d had some good times together in the past. She wondered how they’d managed to drift apart over the past few years. She missed his laugh and the way he always seemed to bring the playful side of her personality to the surface.
“So, how’d you do?”
“Second—so far,” she clarified. “Again.”
He chuckled and crossed his arms over his chest. His biceps bulged against the material of his Western shirt, and she couldn’t help but notice how much he’d filled out since she’d last seen him. And in all the right places. “Second’s nothing to complain about.”
“It’s nothing to brag about either,” she pointed out, tearing her eyes away from his broad chest. She finished brushing down the horse, feeling slightly uncomfortable with the way he continued to silently watch her, as if he wanted to say something but wasn’t sure how to bring it up. Finally she turned and faced him. “What?”
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